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both be president i think is really a little bit ofirish malarkey [ applause ] the history and hope and the heartbreak my ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to gain new life in america. i said all this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey and those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish-american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a present written by our shared responsibility, and they speak to a future poised for unlimited shared possibilities. so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages it begins in our shared history, dating back to the very founding of the united states the irish hearts that helped kindle the torch ....
Across a refurbished rail station in western excuse me, in eastern colorado. and there was literally 10,000 people on the other side of the track waiting to hear me speak, and he kept saying remember, remember, these people are not these are my people they re hispanic, i and used to be thinking, i said i understand, finally i turned to him, i said god s truth, it s a refurbished train station, okay? it had like lemon kind of wall paper on it, and about every 20 feet there was a brass plaque saying no irish allowed. i said i get it, i get it. speaks above all to the values of the state of these people throughout their hardships in their lives, freedom, equality, dignity, family, courage my mom used to have an expression, joey, courage is the greatest virtue of all for without courage you can t love ....